Feed-bag.



D. L. TOLAND.

FEED BAG.

APPLICATION FILED nov. :1, 1900.

927,193. v Patented July 6,1909.

BY Z 1 77%44 0- & Ana/Mrs DANIEL L. TOLAND, OF BAYONNE, NEW

JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 'lO MARGARET B. TOLAND, OF

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

FEED-BAG.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed November 27, 1908. Serial IIo. 464,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. ToLANn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inventeda new and Improved Feed Bag, of which the :fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to feed bags such as are attached over the noses of horses in order to hold feed, such as grain, within their reach.

The object of the invention is to construct a feed bag in such a way as to insure a liberal supply of air to the animals nostrils, and further, to provide a construction which will. prevent the waste of grain which may fall out under the animals throat. Such a waste often occurs on account of the habit which the animals have of tossing their heads in order to bring the grain within reach of their lips.

The lnvention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyin g drawings forming a part of this specifica tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iig ures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a feed bag constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of the feed bag shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2 and partially broken away.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the body of the bag which is of cylindrical form, the lower edge being attached to a circular bottom 2, of wood or similar material. In applying my invention, I provide on the forward side of the bag, and on the interior thereof, a depending nose guard 3, which may be formed of the same material as the body of the bag. This guard is formed of a single piece or apron, and its lower edge is disposed at a considerable height above the bottom, as shown in Fig. 3. Its upper edge is connected. by a channel strip 4 with the upper edge of the body, as shown. This channel may be of the same material as the rest of the bag, and is pro vided with a plurality of eyelets 5, by means of which the outer air may pass downwardly into the curved air space 6, which is formed between the wall of the bag and the guard 3.

The upper portion of the guard is also provided with eyelets 7, which are siniiilar to the eyelets 5, and these assist in admitting air into the air chamber 6. Near the side edges 8 of the nose guard, I provide vertically dis- O on each side of the bag, as shown in F: 2. These tubes have their upper ends located just above the channel strip i, and their bodies are of an open construction presenting angular openings 10 arranged in rows, as shown. These tubes are attached to the body 1 of the bag, and the nose guard 13, by rivets 1 which pass through the open ings in the tubes, as shown. It should he understood that the edges 8 of the nose guard are not attached to the body of the bag, but simply eXten d freely beyond the tubes. This arrangement results in bringing about a very free circulation of the air from the air cha1nher 6 into the rear portion of the bag at the sides.

At the rear edge of the bag there is formed an apron 13. This air-on is formed of two flaps 14 and 15, each 0 which extends around on one-half of the rear side of the bag, projecting toward the interior, as indicated in Fig. 2, and inclining downwardly, as indi cated. in 3. These flaps overlap at their adjacent edges, as shown, and are provided with eyelets 16 which are connected by a lacing 17, as shown. This lacing may be tightened up or loosened, so as to adjust the position of the apron to the animals throat. Theinner edges 18 of the flaps 1 1 and 15 are concave, as shown, so as to increase the neatness of the lit. It should. be understood that the forward. or outer side edges of the flaps 14 and. 15 are disposed forwardly of the edges 8 of the nose guard 3, as indicated in Fig. 3. It should be understood also that the apron 13 on. account of its construction has the form of a rudimentary conical surface.

Having thus described my invention, I claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,--

1. A feed bag having a nose guard in the form of an apron attached near thei'orward side thereof, the side edges of said apron projecting rearwardly and being unattached to the body of said bag, said. nose guard having air inlet openings opening con'ununication between the interior of the bag and the space between said nose guard and the body of the bag, said feed bag having openings from the interior to said space forward of said guard.

posed tubes 2. A feed bag having a nose guard apron mounted on the interior thereof and displaced from the forward wall of said bag, forming a curved air space adjacent to said forward wall, said bag having openings for admitting air to said air space, and members near the side edges of said apron separating said apron from. the wall of said bag, and extending down into the interior of said bag.

3. A feed bag having a nose guard mounted on the interior thereof and. displaced from the forward wall of said hag, forming a curve d air space adjacent to said forward wall, said bag having openings for admitting air to said air space, and substantially vertically disposed memhers near the sides of said bag separating said guard from the wall of said bag, said. members having openings through the wall thereof effecting a circulation of air through the forward. and rear portions of said bag.

4. A feed bag having a nose guard depend ing downwardly therein, a strip attaching the upper edge of said. nose guard to the upper edge of said feed bag, said feed bag hav- I I l ing openings admitting air into the interior thereof between the wall thereof and said nose guard, and tubes extending downwardly at the sides of said feed bag and attached to the wall thereof and to said nose guard, said tubes having openings through the wall thereof effecting a circulation of air in a forward and rear direction.

5. A feed bag having an apron at the rear side thereof formed of flaps overlapping at their adjacent edges extending downwardly, and means for attaching said flaps together and adjusting the same, the forward edge of said apron being adapted to engage the animals jaw said apron forming a guard to pre vent the exit of grain at the rear edge of the bag.

In testimony vvliereof I have signed my n arne to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL L. TOLAN D.

Witnesses:

F. D. AMMEN, JOHN P. DAVIS. 

